Artificial flower



L. P. WELCH.

ARTIFICIAL FLOWER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, I921.

1,41 3 ,438. Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

i To all '20 71.0% it may concern warren srarss LOUISE'P. WELCILOE GULFPORT, FLORIDA. A r

, ARTIFICIAL FLOWER.

Be it known that I, LOUISE P. Wnrorr, a citizen of the United States, residin at Gulfport, in the county of Pinellas and tate of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Artificial F lowers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which: it appertainsto make and use the same. r

The object of the invention is to provide attractive, relatively inexpensive and durable artificial flowers, suitable for artistic purposes, for trimminghats or bonnets and for other ornamental purposes, and an inexpensive methodof producing the same from V a foundation materialoit relatively negligible cost which is susceptible of beingmolded orjformed to produce an unlimited variety of shapes and of permanently retaining such shapes while vafl'ording a sufiicient resilience or yielding quality toavoid breakageincident to the use of such objects in connection with hats and like wearing apparel; and with thisobject in view the invention consists in a construction and combination of whicha preferred embodiment is illustrated in the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view oi a typical batch of artificial flowers constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a view of theconc'h spawn as removed from the shell.

The.foundation material of the improved artificial flowers. consists of; the gelatinous substance constituting the spawn of the conch and usuallyiound 1n conch shells, the

same occurring, as indicated in Figure 2, in

a form resembling a connected series or string of bulb-like leaves or cells which while'flexible 7 when moistened, are of a peculiar toughness of fibre and are susceptibleof being molded or shaped by means of dies or the equivalent thereof to resemble the leaves and petals Specification of Letters Patent;

ing of the cells-of aniline, metallic or mineral derivation and r salsa Patented Apr. 18, 1922. Application filetl March 10, 1921. Serial No. 451,209. I

retainthe dye indefinitely without any ap-- parent deterioration of the structure of the base. After being dyed and suitably dried in the form into which the material has been pressed or shaped to represent flowers.

0r petals or leaves thereof, the shape is ret ained while there is a sufficient flexibility of the material to avoid any tendency to brittleness or breakage, so that the article is pe culia-rly adapted for use in the production of artificial flowers such as I or 'bonnets and which in I the ordinary use are S'LlbJGOtGd to more or less material to break and attractive appearance.

Obviously'by variation of the dies used in the forming of the blanks from the spawn cells and a number of lation ofiany of the natural flowers and even fruits such as are employed in connection with hats and other ornamentations. p

' Having thus described theinvention, what -Iclaimis:+

1. Anew article of manufacture consist simulation of flowers.

2; As a new article of manufacture, an ci -jg. 'nament which i'sa fsirnu'lationfof a natural constituent parts madequplof conch spawn cells shaped in simulation'ofthe' constituent parts oft-he I article and which has its simulated article.

Intestimony whereof I afiix niy signature" A in presence olt'two witnesses. I LOUISE P. ELoH. Witnesses: I x r I Mrs'J. TURNER, NATHAN B. NIOKINNEY.

are worn uponhats 7 jarring or vibration V 7 which would tend to cause a more brittle".

lose its identity and;

variety. in the use of. colors of the. I

dyeing materials employed, an unlimited designs may be produced in simu- 7-5 l conch spawn shapedin the v 

